Nonstop flight route between Holguín, Cuba and Shangri-La, Yunnan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Frank País International Airport (HOG), Holguín, Cuba and Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG), Shangri-La, Yunnan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,070 miles (or 14,596 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Frank País International Airport and Dêqên Shangri-La Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Frank País International Airport and Dêqên Shangri-La Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOG / MUHG |
Airport Name: | Frank País International Airport |
Location: | Holguín, Cuba |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°47'8"N by 76°18'53"W |
Area Served: | Holguín |
Operator/Owner: | ECASA (Empresa Cubana de Aeropuertos y Servicios Aeronáuticos S.A.) |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 361 feet (110 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HOG |
More Information: | HOG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIG / ZPDQ |
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Location: | Shangri-La, Yunnan, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°47'35"N by 99°40'38"E |
Operator/Owner: | Yunnan Airport Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10761 feet (3,280 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DIG |
More Information: | DIG Maps & Info |
Facts about Frank País International Airport (HOG):
- The furthest airport from Frank País International Airport (HOG) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,761 miles (18,927 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport is headquarters to the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces Eastern Command.
- Because of Frank País International Airport's relatively low elevation of 361 feet, planes can take off or land at Frank País International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Frank País International Airport (HOG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The base is home to several Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21BIS and UM aircraft.
- The closest airport to Frank País International Airport (HOG) is Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport (BYM), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) SW of HOG.
Facts about Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG):
- Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) is Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG), which is located 85 miles (136 kilometers) SSE of DIG.
- The furthest airport from Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,866 miles (19,096 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Dêqên Shangri-La Airport", other names for DIG include "迪庆香格里拉机场" and "Díqìng Xiānggélǐlā Jīchǎng".
- Because of Dêqên Shangri-La Airport's high elevation of 10,761 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DIG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DIG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.